Sushmita Sen Quotes

I may now carry the sash of Miss Universe, but I'll forever be your Miss Philippines.

This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years. People have been longing for this moment, because it symbolises a turning point in China's relationship with the outside world.

I don't believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. I speak from personal experience. When China hosted the Games, it failed to include the people. The event was constructed without regard for their joy.

I entered the Miss Nigeria in America pageant - yes, it's a thing that existed. This was when I was getting my masters.

To be brutally honest, when you win a title like Miss Universe, your entire life turns topsy-turvy for one year.

All films speak to their times. It becomes obvious only after.

When I was reading books for 'Seesaw Girl,' I came across several references to the fact that in the 11th and 12th centuries, Korean pottery was considered the finest in the world. I liked that - the idea of a little tiny country being the best at something.

The teacher of history's work should be, ideally, not simply a description of past cultures, but a performance of the culture in which we live and are increasingly taking our being.

Anybody who's ever gone through a hard time - any outsider's perception, no matter how much information they're given, they have no idea what the person's life is like.

In these confused times, the role of classical music is at the very core of the struggle to reassert cultural and ethical values that have always characterized our country and for which we have traditionally been honored and respected outside our shores.

If I had my time again and was able to change one thing from my career then I wouldn't have retired. I would have played for Wales longer.

Fashion is an expression of a time, of a place, of history. It's putting things into context.

I want to be the first Pakistani, like some of our counterparts in India, to really go out and show that we Pakistanis can even be successful outside Pakistan.

As it happens, I have personally been something of an enthusiast for the London Olympic games, mainly on the grounds a) that a bit of wasteland will be made nice and b) that it tends to make everybody happy that their country should be the centre of world attention for a couple of weeks in their life.

I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World.

The World Cup is not just a great global sporting event, it is also inscribed with much deeper cultural and political importance.

I was Miss Chicago in 1946.

The Apollo program certainly had no real commercial value. It was done for very different reasons and, I think, very good reasons for the time. It's an extraordinary achievement of mankind, but it wasn't sustainable.

When I won Miss World, I wasn't even 18, and I only remember, like, I thought of it as a day in the races or something. It didn't feel like it was Miss World of the Millennium Year, the change of the century. I didn't understand the magnitude of it for at least a couple of years.

One minute I was a PR intern, the next I was Miss South Africa.

After winning the Miss India title at the age of 16, I resumed my studies.

I play to bring honor to India's name abroad, and I feel very proud when I am beating up white wrestlers.

I didn't want any other crown when I joined Binibining Pilipinas.

I really lived and breathed Miss Universe.

Winning the World Cup was just the most emotional experience.